>Number: 23162
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: etcupdate/sdiff report error on applying merge edits
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: misc-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Wed Oct 15 00:30:00 UTC 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: George Michaelson
>Release: NetBSD 1.6ZC
>Organization:
APNIC Pty/Ltd
>Environment:
System: NetBSD garlic.apnic.net 1.6ZC NetBSD 1.6ZC (GGMSMALL) #6: Tue Oct 14 16:28:45 EST 2003 root@garlic.apnic.net:/sys/arch/i386/compile/GGMSMALL i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
I do installs by (cd /usr/src; ./build -u build;) followed
by shutdown to single user, and then in / (cd /usr/obj/destdir.i386;
tar cBpf - . ) | tar --unlink -xBpf -; followed by etcupdate.
during etcupdate, I attempt to merge files, but every time, when
I exit the sdiff merge process, I am told edit failed. It does
this irrespective of ${EDITOR} and its a bit bizarre that its
exposed to this value: It should use ed as the canonical editor
not an env set value.
The prompting after merge is also extremely confusing: no option
appears to apply, once you've done a merge. The etcupdate script
needs to recognize a merge was done and give you a:
x) do nothing, the merge is ok thanks
option
>How-To-Repeat:
do an upgrade, run etcupdate and attempt to merge a file such
as /etc/passwd or /etc/inetd.conf.
>Fix:
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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